Housing
Houston's Main Street Redevelopment Plan
Houston leaders have unveiled a a $200 million Main Street redevelopment project tied to the city's light rail plan.
Affordable Housing Becoming Scarcer In Minnesota
A study of developers, builders and housing organizations finds several factors that limit production of affordable housing in Minnesota.
Builders Reassess Attached Housing
Builders are scared of constructing condominiums because of the threat of lawsuits but looking at ways to live with the risk as demand for less-expensive homes increases.
LA's Hollywood And Western: Developers Move In
A group of Los Angeles investors who became friends while at UCLA specialize in opening hip businesses in troubled areas.
Urbanizing Lake Tahoe
Environmentalists and affordable housing advocates compromise on a plan bringing more development around the famed lake.
California's Housing Crisis
State legistators discuss the challenges facing the state in coping with the housing crunch.
Nation's Fastest-Growing Region And New Urbanism
Las Vegas faces air pollution, traffic congestion, and scarce water supplies. But the city's mayor, an unlikely New Urbanist, has big plans.
Green Homes Find Their Place
Eco-friendly homebuilding begins to find acceptance in the industry.
The Argument Against Smart Growth
Will smart growth result in more traffic congestion and air pollution?
New Picks For An Arizona Stadium
The location for the new Arizona Cardinal's stadium site boils down to simple economics.
Dallas' New Affordable Housing Plan
The Dallas City Council schedules an intensive session to focus solely on affordable housing.
Disney's California Adventure
Disney's new theme park next to Disneyland is part of a grand plan to make Anaheim a world-class destination.
Old Neighborhoods In The New Economy
Cities are focusing on enhancements that bring the knowledge workers of the 21st century. But what happens to the old neighborhoods?
U.S. Army Discovers New Urbanism
Military housing in Fort Lewis, WA, will be overhauled using latest trends in planning and architecture.
Reporting On Efforts To Stop Chain Stores
The Home Town Advantage reports on efforts to stop chain store development and has published its January, 2001 issue.
Sidewalks Make A Comeback
Out-of-style in many areas of Savannah, GA, sidewalks are now making a comeback as neighborhoods rediscover the need for a sense of community.
HUD Says Housing Needs Drop Eight Percent
The number of very-low-income U.S. renter households that pay more than 50 percent of theirmonthly gross income for rent or live in severely inadequate housing dropped about eight percent between 1997 and1999, according to a HUD report.
Northern Virginia's Hotest Real Estate Project
Reston Town Center in Northern Virginia is going to get a lot more dense.
California Land Use Paradigm Limits Home Ownership
The emerging land-use paradigm in California is making it increasingly difficult for people to realize the dream of home ownership.
North Carolina Wrestling With Growth
The state's smart growth panel is making recommendations to promote smart growth measures as the population booms.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
